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Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
A new report by UNAIDS reveals that Zimbabwe stands to save billions of dollars by investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services targeted at young people. The study, titled Th...Published: 6 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
ZRP warns public over fake traffic fine scam
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a strong warning to motorists and the general public against falling for a fake message circulating on social media, which falsely instructs recipients to...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early c...Published: 16 hrs ago | 244 | by Staff reporter
Ncube warns against Zanu-PF factionalism
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Owen Ncube, has issued a stern warning to Zanu-PF members in the province, cautioning them against using the ongoing cell verification exercise to ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:25hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns of Facebook page advertising bogus Embassy jobs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has issued a public alert over a fraudulent Facebook page impersonating the Zimbabwe Embassy in Kenya and luring job seekers with fake employmen...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns underperforming councils
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised alarm over the persistent failure by some local authorities to produce audited financial statements, warning that decisive action is being considered to enforce...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:20hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns tenderprenuers, 'The day of reckoning is inevitable'
Zimbabwe's Vice President, General (Retired) Constantino Chiwenga, has issued a stern warning to corrupt businesspeople, declaring that their "day of reckoning is undoubtedly coming" as the government...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:05hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament demands removal of punitive taxes
Parliament has sharply escalated pressure on Treasury to urgently scrap punitive taxes, including the highly contentious 2% Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT), by August 31, 2025, in a bid to hal...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:25hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
ZRP investigates viral Mutare sex party invite
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into a viral social media post advertising a suspected "vuzu" or sex party allegedly scheduled to take place at a private venue in Muta...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Harare's disappearing hills
From a distance, the jagged ridgelines cutting across parts of Harare might appear to be natural geological remnants — monuments of the city's ancient terrain. But up close, these formations tell a ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills
A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing m...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Prospectors slam Zimbabwe 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill
Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe marks rise in digital surveillance
Zimbabwe is experiencing an alarming increase in digital surveillance by government authorities, severely impacting civil liberties and intensifying repression against journalists and human rights def...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:45hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabwe trade talks could collapse
The United States has cautioned that Zimbabwe's efforts to secure reduced tariffs on its exports face significant risks due to tight negotiation timelines, even as a temporary reprieve has been grante...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:01hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Academic scandal rocks University of Zimbabwe as standards plummet
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ), once revered as the nation's premier institution of higher learning, is now engulfed in a deepening academic scandal that threatens to destroy its already battered rep...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:01hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns Zimbabwe heading toward collapse
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has sounded a dire warning over Zimbabwe's economic trajectory, claiming the country is collapsing under the burden of failed monetary reforms, rampant corruption, ...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 17:38hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's controversial 2030 plot a calculated
A controversial plan by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists to extend his presidential term from 2028 to 2030 is not just a political maneuver but a critical test of Zimbabwe's constitutional int...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Medicines regulator warns against illegal use of 'skinny jab' for weight loss
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and the Health Professions Authority (HPA) have issued a stern warning to the public over the rising illegal sale, purchase, and misuse of Ozempic, a...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:39hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Harare council warns of road closures
Harare drivers should prepare for significant traffic disruptions on Saturday, June 7, 2025, as the City of Harare has announced widespread road closures in the Central Business District (CBD) to comm...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:58hrs | 5880 | by Staff reporter
SPCA warns against dangerous dog breeds
The Zimbabwe National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ZNSPCA) has issued a stern warning to the public against owning, breeding, or cross-breeding dangerous dog breeds following a tr...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:28hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
ZNCC calls for urgent policy reform
The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) has issued a strong call for urgent policy reforms to revive the country's struggling economy, warning that businesses cannot thrive under the current ...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:48hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns media against misinformation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning to media practitioners against disseminating harmful information that tarnishes Zimbabwe's image, particularly in the eyes of global inves...Published: 29 May 2025 at 12:21hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns Tagwirei
ZANU-PF will not tolerate businessmen who join the ruling party with secret ambitions to take power, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has warned, amid growing speculation that influential bus...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 5243 | by Staff reporter
Illegal Zaoga church faces demolition
A church located in the high-density suburb of Dangamvura in Mutare has ignited a wave of controversy after defying an eviction and demolition order issued by the City of Mutare. The structure, report...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:59hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns of disaster if Tagwirei ascends to Zimbabwe's Presidency
Former opposition MP and finance minister Tendai Biti has sounded alarm over the possible political elevation of controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, warning that his rise to the presidency ...Published: 22 May 2025 at 10:11hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
Teachers doorstep Mnangagwa over poor salaries
A delegation of teachers from the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offices on Tuesday to seek urgent intervention over deteriorating salaries and wo...Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:38hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu tightens grip on CCC, warns MPs of expulsion
The self-declared interim secretary-general of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Sengezo Tshabangu, has escalated efforts to assert control over Zimbabwe's main opposition party, issuing a dire...Published: 20 May 2025 at 21:54hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Donor-dependent lawyers take Zimbabwe govt to court over PVO Act
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has filed a landmark application at the High Court, seeking to have several provisions of the amended Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Act declared un...Published: 18 May 2025 at 15:17hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Promoter 'silences' 'Silent Killer'?
Zimbabwean dancehall artist Jimmy Mudereri, widely known by his stage name 'Silent Killer,' is facing a demand for US$122,170 from Y2K Entertainment, the organisers of the UK SAMA Festival, after fail...Published: 18 May 2025 at 11:59hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's CCC coalition gambit mirrors Smith's failed Muzorewa pact
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party appears to be revisiting the script of colonial Rhodesia's failed 1978 internal settlement as it courts Sengezo Tshabangu's faction of the Citizens Coalition for Change...Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:05hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Have our churches turned into sanctuaries for the corrupt?
Have our churches become places where criminals go to cleanse their reputations and whitewash their activities?In Zimbabwe, we are witnessing a deeply troubling phenomenon - one that strikes a...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:38hrs | 270 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZESA warns of 'increased load shedding' after Hwange fault
Zimbabweans are facing intensified electricity blackouts after the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) announced a significant drop in power generation due to a fault at the Hwange Power Stat...Published: 05 May 2025 at 13:43hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Harare warns Mbare flat residents over bedbug fumigation resistance
The City of Harare has issued a stern warning to residents of Mbare flats who are reportedly refusing entry to municipal health workers deployed to fumigate their homes against a growing bedbug (tsiki...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 19:46hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador Outsmarts CIO
The Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe allegedly outsmarted the dread Zimbabwe Central Intelligence Organisation after successfully carrying out a series of clandestine meetings meant to influence the Gukur...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:02hrs | 2669 | by Hilary Ntini
ZImbabwe police say opposition planning violent protests
The Zimbabwe Republic Police says it has unearthed a plot by opposition forces to roll out violent protests which the law enforcement agents have vowed to crush.In a statement on Wednesday, po...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:45hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
PSC warns civil servants against stayaway
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued a firm directive to all civil servants, urging them to report for duty today and tomorrow, and to ignore social media calls for a national stayaway on Ap...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:41hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power utility warns over 'bush' electricians
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has issued a stern warning to the public about the dangers of hiring unqualified electricians to carry out electrical work, follo...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against social media abuse
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning against the misuse of social media, calling on Zimbabweans to reject divisive narratives and remain steadfast in their commitment to national un...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 19:32hrs | 1490 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns Mnangagwa ally
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga had a dramatic and tense exchange with Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube last week, warning the Mnangagwa loyalist to stop targeting him amid ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 10:08hrs | 10967 | by Staff reporter
Who runs Zimbabwean politics
In the ever-contentious debate over who truly wields power in Zimbabwe - civilian politicians or the military - former cabinet minister and Zanu PF politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo has weighed...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:25hrs | 2638 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health warns public about nurse recruitment scam
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has issued a warning to the public about fraudulent individuals posing as facilitators for nurse recruitment in Zimbabwe. The scam is reportedly being orchestrate...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 10:06hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Suspected robber arrested after escaping from custody
An armed inmate who recently staged a dramatic escape from Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officers at the Harare Magistrates Court has been arrested, along with four of his relative...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:47hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Delta warns public about recruitment scams
Delta Corporation Limited has issued a warning to the public regarding a rise in recruitment scams involving fraudulent job advertisements.In a statement, the beverages giant expressed concern...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 06:14hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Geza warns Tagwirei
Controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, a close ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has come under fire from war veterans, with one of their leaders, Blessed "Bombshell" Geza, accusing him of...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 18:25hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns members
ZANU-PF has vowed to take disciplinary action against party members who use social media to attack its leadership or undermine the party's integrity, a senior official has warned.Speaking at a...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:19hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri-Kashiri warns ED2030 runners
ZANU-PF National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has cautioned party members against using the 21st National People's Conference Resolution Number 1 as a tool to attack fellow members, create div...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:44hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks urges cancellation of mining application in Hwange National Park
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has called on the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to cancel the application for exclusive prospecting rights for mining activit...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 15:21hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda warns Ministers
Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has issued a stern warning to Cabinet Ministers who continue to miss Parliament's question-and-answer sessions, questioning the sincerity of t...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
If the liberation struggle was for all Zimbabweans, then war veterans should refuse to be bribed
The love of money is the root of all evil, it is said. Over the past month, Zimbabwe's government has rolled out a series of "empowerment schemes" tailored for veterans of the liberation strug...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 14:55hrs | 455 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tendai Biti warns Zimbabwe is on the edge
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has painted a stark picture of Zimbabwe's current political and economic landscape, describing the country as being on the precipice of disaster. In an interview wi...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
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